Sawmill General Worker

Timber keeps rural towns working, and a sawmill near Bloemfontein is hiring crews. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

You'll be based at a sawmill in Bloemfontein. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Feed logs into sawmill machines and stack planks
• Fell, debranch and cross-cut trees with a chainsaw
• Plant seedlings in prepared pits at the right spacing
• Wear chainsaw chaps, helmets and ear protection at all times
• Clear and maintain firebreaks during the dry season
• Sharpen and service chainsaws daily
• Fight veld fires with beaters and water packs under a crew leader

• Passes the medical check for fire crews
• Valid ID
• Willing to work in remote areas
• Follows safety rules strictly around machines and fires
• Physically strong and fit for steep slopes
• Able to work in a crew and follow the crew leader

• Previous plantation or sawmill experience
• Fire fighting training

• Crew transport to plantations
• Chainsaw and fire training at no cost
• Full safety gear provided
• Fire-season standby allowance

• If you have a chainsaw ticket, put it at the top. Certified operators earn more and are hired first.
• Mention fire fighting experience, even as a volunteer. Fire protection crews look for it before winter.